Re: [APML] OT: The Merope Nebula in Taurus

[Jerry Lodriguss <jerryapml@astropix.com>]

Hi Chris,

Excellent resolution!  That's probably the best I've seen the double in the 
middle split, as well as those two fainter doubles next to it. Outstanding.

Jerry



At 09:49 PM 11/14/2004, you wrote:
>Hi Everyone,
>
>As most of you know or suspect, film photography for us is one of many of
>our passions on photographing the night sky.  We also image with CCD,
>webcams, and Digital SLR's as well.  We simply cannot get enough of the
>night sky.  Recently, we acquired a Canon 10D digital camera, and I have
>been experimenting with it on the 12.5 inch Newtonian.  There is a huge draw
>toward this camera, it has a huge nearly film sized chip, produces 37mB
>files, and is FAST.  Here is one of our very first experiments with this new
>camera, a shot of the blue tendrils around the star Merope in the Pleaides.
>It is merely a taste of what can be done with this camera, this is a full
>color image, at high resolution in only 10 minutes!
>
>http://www.psiaz.com/schur/astro/10dastro/merope.html
>
>
>Comments?
>
>
>Clear Skies,
>
>Chris Schur
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>
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